The Osceola times., 1887-03-26
KIDNAPPING and incendia, i'm are nd 10

KIpSAPISG and incendiai ian are sud to
be epidemic in Cuba
OS the nth large temperance conven-
tion was held at Cedar Rapids, Ia
HOUSE, bill to increase the Goveronr's
salary to 5000 year was passed by the
Ohio Senate on the 10Th.
The National Opera Company is in con.
tinued financial trouble, most OF the
principal singers being behind with their
salaries.
CANADIANS contemplate inviting crack
regiment Of militia from the United States
| TO participate in the celebration OF the
Queens jubilee.
| The captain OF the British Prince sighted
the racing ocean yacht Dauntless on the
morning of the 1ith.
| FiRM OF architects in Washington
have been awarded the prize competition
OF artists and architects all over the world
| for a monument TO the City OF Mexico, to
commemorate the war in which Mexico
became an independent nation. 1t is to be
OF Mexican marbles and bronze TO cost
s9OO,0DO,
TUE Russian press is raising large cash
contributions from public subscriptions
for the families of the insurgents recently
executed in Bulgaria.
| a MOVEMENT Is on lOOt IN tulfO 10 secure
the release of Zobehr Pasha, transported
in 1885 for alleged treason and since a
State prisoner at Gibraltar.
THE weekly report OF the Commissioner
OF Pensions show that during the weel,
ending March l? there were received at
his office 6,355 applications for pensions; !;
2i5i cases were disposed of during the
week, leaving total Of 2e6, 2S6 cases pend
ing.
INSTRUCTIONS have been issuel TO tho
superintendeuts Of the life saving dis
tricts, embracing the lakes, to man their
stations and put them In operation at the
opening of navigation. Stations in the
lower districts will begin operations April
I, and the others between that date and
the 18th proximo
A DISPATCH from Summerville, 8 C.,
says that an earthquake shock was felt
at six o'clock on the evening of the 18th,
which was the worst that has occurred in
two months. 1t caused some excitement,
because it was thought TO be severe
enough to do the town some damage.
The Political Correspondence says the
Turkish Government has warned the Bull
garian Government OF a projected rebel
ious movement from Roumelia, under
Captain Nabokoff, with band Of armed
Montenegrins.
IT is the general opinion in New York
railway circles that the Baltimore a. OHIO
dicl5er Is fully consummated, but for the
present the names are held under injunc-
,ions of secrecy by confidential few,
among the latter being Henry w, Grady
of the Atlanta (Ga.) Constitution.
DURING the past week 500, 900 have been
shipped to the assistant treasurer in New
York, and $500, ,0J0 to the assistant-treas.
urer at Chicago to meet whatever demand
may be made for notes Of small denomna-
tons Most of the shipments were in So,
$40 and s. silver certificates and United
States notes. The treasury is also issu
ing 81 and s. silver certificates at the rate
Of sl50.OO) u day.
| STEAMERS arriving at New York and
other Atlantic ports report passing large
numbers OF icebergs and immense fields
of ice, which extend much further south
, than usual.
TnE recent theatrical ventures of Lord
Lonsdalc have so drawn upon his re-
sources as to impel him to sell at auction
, the celebrated collection of pictures and
procelans at Lowther Castle.
TIE Treasury Department has directed
that the issue of one and two dollar silver
certificates be resumed at the New York,
fnlhuclpnlN ana Boston SuD-tfedsuflSs.
OS the 18th ten Mormons were releasel |
, from the Detroit (Mich.) house of correc-
tior. They had been sent from Idaho ou
cumulative sentences, which have been
decided by the United States Supreme
Court to he illegal.
, THERE is at present in circulation in the
United States OF United StateS and Ma
tional bank notes and silver certificates --
, ones twos and tives-standard dollars and
fractional silver, s393 800, 900 A goodly
array of small change.
, TEAM OF Canadian cricketers viii
, visit Great Britain the coming summer
and play a series of matches.
, TnE National Fish Commission are e
, make an effort to restock the American
coast waters with halibut.
As a reason for the delay in the appoint
mont of a Secretary of the Treasury, it i:
I limited that the President may still bt
dickcring with Speaker Carlisle.
A T. A. PERRY cables TO the Boston H,rdh
A that precedence in the British Commons
is definitely settled in favor of the Co
: ercion bill over tn, new Land bill.
OBJECTIONS are being made to the plans
for reconstruction of the old st. Louis
post-ofiics, it being regarded as a mistaB,
r to turG it simply into a warehouse, whcr
, more office room is needed for Federal of
= hcials.